ARTnews Tuesday September 22, 2026
Last Wednesday night, Getty photographer Brendan Smialowski captured a photo of Air Force One after landing at Joint Base Andrews, outside Washington, D.C., showing president Donald Trump in a red baseball cap reading a placard that seems to read “Kennedy Center DEMOLISHED.” The photo went viral and, notes Art News, led Representative Joyce Beatty (D-Ohio) to ask the federal judge in the ongoing Kennedy Center case “to make crystal clear that its order prohibits demolishing the structure.” Read the full Story >>
British Journal of Photography Tuesday September 22, 2026
On March 21, 1960, a young British photographer named Ian Berry was in the South African township Sharpeville when South African police opened fire on a peaceful protest against discriminatory pass laws, killing at least 69 people and injuring over 180. Berry, who was working for the magazine Drum, was the only photographer to document the massacre. Berry, who later joined Magnum Photos and worked for a variety of publications, died on Sept. 13 at age 92, notes the British Journal of Photography in a tribute. Read the full Story >>
AnOther Tuesday September 22, 2026
In his new book How About Never, photographer and skateboarder Jerry Hsu captures Los Angeles as a city of beauty, contradiction and unease. What Hsu has primarily learned about LA since he moved to the city at age 29 from his home town of San Jose, is that it’s unknowable, notes AnOther. “I know I will never really know this city nor do I need to. It’s not even really a city – more of a vast region of regions. I am just endlessly curious about this place," Hsu says. Read the full Story >>
DIYPhotography Tuesday September 22, 2026
Turning an iPhone into a more capable filmmaking setup usually means adding a cage, handles, filters, microphones, lights, and other accessories. SmallRig’s new Creator and Cinema kits for the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max bring many of those pieces into a modular system designed around its SR-MicroSlide accessory rail, notes DIY Photography. Both use a dual handle design and an aluminum cage, while the Cinema Kit adds more mounting and lens accessory options for users building a larger mobile filmmaking rig. Read the full Story >>
